Month: March 2023

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford will increase production of six models this year, half of them electric, as the company and the auto industry start to rebound from sluggish U.S. sales in 2022. The automaker announced Friday that it plans to build more of the Mustang Mach-E, the Bronco Sport SUV and Maverick small pickup,

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state representative accused of sexual harassment says he’s not resigning but plans to enter inpatient treatment of some kind. A letter sent Friday to House Democratic leaders by Delaware County Rep. Mike Zabel says he’s “very mindful of and saddened by the sensitive and

By ASHRAF KHALIL and GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress’ expected vote next week to overturn District of Columbia laws dealing with criminal justice and voting has created a political tempest in the nation’s capital — and reflects a contentious political dynamic that is playing out more broadly across the country: Predominantly white

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Filmmaker Colm Bairéad’s Irish language adaptation of a Claire Keegan short story, “The Quiet Girl,” is proving to be a watershed moment for Irish cinema. Not only has it broken box office records in Ireland and the U.K., but it’s also the first Irish language film to compete for

By JILL COLVIN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Leading Republicans took veiled jabs at Donald Trump at an annual gathering of conservatives as they urged a party course correction ahead of the 2024 presidential contest. But their refusal to call him out by name underscored the risks faced by

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — A man who spent more than 16 years in prison for a rape that DNA evidence showed he did not commit has reached a $4 million wrongful imprisonment settlement. The agreement between Christopher Miller and Cleveland Heights was made public this week. Miller had been sentenced to 40 years in

DETROIT (AP) — Former Michigan State University basketball star Keith Damon Appling has been sentenced in the death of a Detroit man. Prosecutors say Appling shot the man after an argument over a gun in May 2021. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says a judge is sentencing the 31-year-old Appling to serve 18 to 40